WINNING PHOTOS OF THE 2011 CONTEST
The following criteria were taken into account in order to determine the winning images in the professional category:
Professional category:
• To meet all the requirements in the official contest announcement.
• The criteria of the guest judges.
• To follow the norms of the art of photography where it is established that the image has the purpose of conveying a feeling or triggering an emotion in the observer which gives a photo the category of work of art.
• To have the characteristics of a documentary or anthropological image keeping the captured moment and the technique in perfect balance.
• Composition, exposure, sharpness and definition… and any other condition specified in the rules and standards of the art of photography.
• The story behind the image.
• Theme.
• Creativity.
After a heated deliberation, we reached the following verdict by a majority of votes:
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY WINNERS:
HONORARY MENTIONS IN THE PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY:
The panel of judges decided to grant three honorary mentions in this category because of the quality, technique and meaning of the images of the following photos:
The following criteria were taken into account in order to determine the winning images in the amateur category:
Amateur Category:
Meet all the requirements in the official contest announcement. The criteria of the guest judges. The creativity and the potential seen in the photographer to grow into a professional, through his photo.
After another heated deliberation we reached the following verdict by a majority of votes:
AMATEUR CATEGORY WINNERS:
HONORARY MENTIONS IN THE AMATEUR CATEGORY:
The panel of judges decided to grant three honorary mentions in this category because of the quality, technique and meaning of the images of the following photos:
